Teaching Problem Solving in Secondary School Mathematics Classrooms

Autor/inn/en	Lam, Toh Tin; Guan, Tay Eng; Seng, Quek Khiok; Hoong, Leong Yew; Choon, Toh Pee; Him, Ho Foo; Jaguthsing, Dindyal
Titel	Teaching Problem Solving in Secondary School Mathematics Classrooms
Quelle	In: Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 37 (2014) 1, S.21-43 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0126-7663
Schlagwörter	Problem Solving; Secondary School Mathematics; Mathematics Instruction; Early Adolescents; Heuristics; Mathematics Tests; Responses; Mathematics Skills; Secondary School Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Problemlösen; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Heuristik; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Sekundarschüler
Abstract	This paper reports an innovative approach to teaching problem solving in secondary school mathematics classrooms based on a specifically designed problem-solving module.This approach adopts the science practical paradigm and rides on the works of Polya and Schoenfeld in order to give greater emphasis to the problem solving processes. We report the performance of an entire cohort (N = 109) of Secondary One students (age 13 to 14) from one mainstream school in their end-of-module test. It shows that generally the students were able to respond to the requirement of the test by exhibiting appropriate use of heuristics in solving the end-of-module test problem. Many of the students (71 out of 109) were able to go beyond solving the problem by checking their solution, providing alternative solution or extending the problem.Two students' responses are also presented and discussed in this paper. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation Regional Centre for Education in Science and Mathematics (SEAMEO RECSAM). Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, 11700 Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia. Tel: +011-60-4-658-3266; Fax: +011-60-4-657-2541; e-mail: director@recsam.edu.my; Web site: http://www.recsam.edu.my/index.php/resources/journal-of-science-and-mathematics-education-in-southeast-asia
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Update	2020/1/01